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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date DominicaUgandaOmanCongo - Kinshasa
7023,4082,34851,181
7124,1952,40352,782
7124,9922,45754,453
7225,8462,51056,170
7226,6612,56257,860
7227,4142,61359,599
7228,2002,66361,474
7229,0212,71363,479
7229,8462,76465,590
7330,6472,81667,800
7331,4692,87170,114
7332,3432,92872,550
7333,2572,98675,138
7334,2343,04777,792
7335,2713,11080,534
7336,4193,17483,368
7437,6733,24086,229
7439,1573,30789,193
7440,8793,37592,209
7442,3293,44495,232
7543,6393,51298,320
7545,1203,582101,499
7646,6453,651104,767
7648,0653,696108,171

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Uganda

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Dominica, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.